RN III Surgery

St Mary Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA, seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join the OR as a Circulator, with trauma center exposure.

You will provide skilled perioperative care, collaborate with the surgical team, and ensure meticulous documentation in a fast-paced environment. The role requires CA RN licensure, 5+ years nursing, and 3+ years OR circulator or trauma OR experience, with CPR, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in California.
• Minimum of 5 years experience as an RN.
• Minimum of 3 years recent Circulator OR 3 years OR experience for Trauma Center.
• CPR, ACLS, and PALS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate, high‑quality care and perform age‑appropriate assessments.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support patient care plans.
• Safely perform priority OR procedures and document promptly per policy.

Skills

RN experience

OR Circulator

Trauma OR experience

California RN license

CPR

ACLS

PALS

Education

CA RN License

Job description

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics. Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and received a Healthgrades 5-Star Award for Heart Failure in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well‑being and recovery. Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient‑first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast‑paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Demonstrates the ability to safely and competently perform tasks, skills, duties, procedures and responsibilities according to Medical Center Policy and Procedure. Including, but not limited to:
• Demonstrates ability to assess/interpret age‑specific data.
• Encourages involvement of patient/family/significant other in decision making related to plan of care: 1. identifies patient/caregiver teaching needs 2. identifies patient safety issues 3. Identifies patient comfort / pain issues
• Performs the priority procedures for the assigned patients or areas safely - without causing harm legally - within the scope of practice and SMMC policy and in a manner perceived as satisfying by the patient and family.
• Identifies actual and potentially unsafe care practices, initiates actions as appropriate to prevent or correct and reports in a timely manner.
• Documents in accordance with SMMC policy and procedure in a timely manner the following information: 1. initial and subsequent assessment and data including a cardiac assessment 2. interventions 3. patient response and outcome 4. unusual occurrences.

Job Requirements

Required

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
• Minimum 5 years experience as an RN
• Minimum of three years recent experience in Circulator Role in OR or minimum 3years in an OR for a designated TraumaCenter
• Registered Nurse: CA
• Basic Life Support - CPR
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support,

Preferred

• Certified Nurse Operating Room
• CVOR Experience, Willing to train with adequate OR experience